Early the next morning, Xiao Qingxue woke up from hunger.
Before she even opened her eyes, she smelled the gentle, sweet aroma of her mother's cream.
"Mom, I'm so hungry." Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother.
Xiao Luolan actually woke up early and was hungry, but seeing that her daughter was sleeping soundly, she didn't get up. Moreover, she was a little afraid of the outside world and wanted to stay with her daughter.
She always felt that the outside world was not the world she lived in, as if she was in a TV series.
"Mom, I want to eat the xiaolongbao downstairs and drink soy milk." Xiao Qingxue closed her eyes and arched into her mother's arms.
Xiao Luolan heard her daughter's words and smoothed her hair with her hands. Seeing that she was not fully awake yet, she was lying in the quilt in a daze, acting coquettishly as usual. For some reason, her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Mrs. Xiao, are you up?"
Zhou Xu knocked on the door.
Xiao Luolan gathered her emotions, straightened her clothes, and covered her daughter with a quilt. Then she opened the door and found that the sun had already risen high outside.
"Sect Master Zhou."
Zhou Xu stood at the door, followed by Zhao Qingshan.
The sun shone on Zhou Xu's body, making him look taller and taller. He smiled and asked, "Mrs. Xiao, it's time for breakfast. Do you want to eat in the lobby or have the servants bring it to the house?"
Just as Xiao Luolan was about to answer, she heard her daughter suddenly shouting in the room.
"Mom, where are you?"
Xiao Luolan hurriedly ran back to the house and hugged her, comforting her softly: "Mom is here, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom is here."
Xiao Qingxue hugged her mother tightly and spoke very fast and full of panic: "Mom, I was scared to death. After I took the photo, I wanted to call you to see it, but you walked further and further away, and I was so scared that you walked away. I couldn't catch you anymore, and then I stepped on a big rock and it hurt me to death!" Xiao Qingxue touched her forehead, and sure enough there was a big bump: "Mom, look, I was hit by the big stone that suddenly appeared. Stones are for those who stumble and fall."
Xiao Luolan touched her daughter's head lovingly: "Does it still hurt now?"
"Much better!" Xiao Qingxue noticed that her mother's eyes were red, and she started to cry when she saw her. Although the crying pear blossoms with rain are quite beautiful, but don't cry. When her mother cries, she doesn't feel good at all. Feel good.
"Mom, don't cry, don't cry."
"I'm fine now."
Xiao Qingxue clumsily imitated her mother and patted her back.
Later, I realized that the surrounding environment was not right. There were no ancient-style B&Bs in Jiangcheng. The bed she slept on was really antique.
A deep voice suddenly sounded.
"Mrs. Xiao, please don't be too sad, or you may hurt yourself."
Xiao Qingxue looked up and was startled. Who was the middle-aged man standing behind her mother? !
He must have been too tall and burly. As soon as he stood there, he blocked all the light. My mother was completely covered by him, and the whole shadow moved around.
Chapter 8 (revision)
"Mom, who are they?"
Xiao Qingxue's eyes widened and she looked at the people in the room in disbelief. In addition to the majestic man, there was also a middle-aged man in ancient costume wearing a blue robe and elegant in the room.
Isn’t the Hanfu Festival over yet? The demeanor of these people is really more lifelike than the ancients in the TV series. Looking at the clothes they wear, you can’t tell which store they bought them from. The hem of the cuffs is prickly, unlike her and her mother, who wear The imitation Hanfu is too new. These people look like they are in their thirties or forties, and they are so dedicated to participating in a Hanfu event.
Xiao Qingxue was in awe and turned her head around. This ancient-style B&B actually had no electric lights and was very simple. Um, it doesn't need to be so retro. She sat on the bed and found that she hadn't changed her clothes, nor her mother's. , touched his forehead, there was a circle of cloth wrapped around his head, and there was a medicinal smell in the small room.
"Qingxue." Xiao Luolan squeezed her daughter's hand: "They are the benefactors who helped us. You disappeared. It was Sect Master Zhou and Mr. Qingshan who led a group of people to find you in the woods. After they found you, they invited you again. The doctor will bandage your wound."
Xiao Qingxue blinked and looked at her mother. She was not missing. She was clearly chasing her mother as she walked further and further away.
However, she noticed her mother's little move and didn't say anything.
Zhou Xu saw that Mrs. Xiao's beloved daughter was quite... lively, and said: "Mrs. Xiao, since Qian Jingang has woken up, we won't disturb you. If you have anything to do, you can ask the postman or the mother-in-law at the post to provide you with food and decoction. It’s all warming on the stove.”
"Thank you, Sect Master Zhou." Xiao Luolan thanked him quickly and sent the two of them to the door.
Zhou Xu and Zhao Qingshan walked down the stairs.
"Qingshan, have Chang'an customs changed so quickly?" Zhou Xu recalled the name of Mrs. Xiao's beloved daughter and thought: "She should be called Mrs. Xiao, aunt or mother."
Zhao Qingshan shook his folding fan, arty and said slowly: "Who knows? Maybe it's just popular, maybe it's a private nickname between mother and daughter. If the lord wants to know, you can visit Prince Bao, after all." Zhao Qingshan's The voice became softer and softer: "This prince is always paying attention to the wind direction of Chang'an."
Seven years ago, the late Emperor Wenchang controlled Long Bintian, and the new emperor ascended the throne and changed the reign name to Yongxing. Unfortunately, the new year did not bring new hope to Da Chu. This country had a huge history that lasted for 370 years. The empire gradually declined.
The new emperor took over a precarious empire. The Yongxing Emperor did not have the courage to turn the tide when it fell, nor the ability to help the building collapse. He was mediocre and incompetent. He indulged in drinking and sex all day long. The upper class was drunk and dreaming, and the lower class was miserable, which led to the imperial court. Politics has become increasingly corrupt, corrupt officials are rampant, and intra-party strife continues. The northern Turks are watching covetously from the sidelines, like a greedy wolf coveting the country, waiting for the opportunity to bite off a large piece of meat. However, there has been a severe locust drought in the country for several years. Not only did the imperial court not reduce or reduce taxes, but it also imposed more and more excessive taxes, leaving refugees everywhere. Several small-scale uprisings broke out among the people. Although they were suppressed by the imperial court, the troubled times and disputes have emerged.
The local vassal towns were separatist and the soldiers were self-respecting. Thinking of this, Zhao Qingshan glanced at his lord subtly.
I don’t know how their Prince Bao of Youzhou, the uncle of the current emperor, feels every day.
Zhou Xu smiled: "If I visit Prince Bao, I'm afraid he will have trouble sleeping and eating. I really can't bear to embarrass such an old man, so let's forget it."
"But five years ago, the old guy asked you to take over as Governor Shi. It was really beyond my expectation. Sure enough, you will become a man if you are old but not dead." Zhou Xu touched his newly shaved beard and pricked his hand. , put down his hand again, I wonder if Mrs. Xiao noticed that he shaved, Zhou Xu felt that he was a bit more handsome today than before, um, mighty!
But nine times out of ten, she didn't notice it. From the moment she walked in, Mrs. Xiao's thoughts and eyes had been on her beloved daughter.
Zhao Qingshan thought deeply about his lord's words.
Prince Bao was the eldest brother of the late emperor and the uncle of the current emperor. He did not live in the bustling Chang'an. Instead, he brought his family to Youzhou fifteen years ago on the pretext of illness and rest. Although Prince Bao did not have a land seal, the late emperor still He gave his brother the position of governor of Youzhou and enjoyed 10,000 households in Youzhou's food towns so that he could live a prosperous life.
Zhao Qingshan covered half of his face with a folding fan, his eyes playful. The late emperor's move was entirely to seize power from his lord. It is a pity that the military and political power of Youzhou is still in the hands of his lord, but this Prince Bao is just like his lord. The prince said that being old and not dying is a thief, and he is the lord's confidant. Prince Bao gave up the position of Chief Governor Shi, implicitly expressing his intention to surrender to the lord.
Zhao Qingshan changed the topic to a lighter topic: "Miss Xiao speaks really fast, I didn't even hear what she was saying."
"Now that they are awake and safe, what if Mrs. Xiao wants to hire a few cavalry to escort them home?"
Zhou Xu stopped and turned to look at Zhao Qingshan: "Then let Mrs. Xiao hire him."
Zhao Qingshan was dumbfounded. Didn't his lord care about Mrs. Xiao very much? Why was it so easy to agree to Mrs. Xiao's return home?
"The hiring price for the elite cavalry of the Lei clan in Youzhou is one tael of gold per person." Zhou Xu said calmly.
Zhao Qingshan was confused: "Why don't I know?"
A smile appeared on Zhou Xu's face: "Because this is what I just decided."
Zhao Qingshan:......
As a counselor, Zhao Qingshan really didn't want to use the word treacherous to describe his lord.
All the jewelry, gold and silver in Mrs. Xiao's body were given to the lord as a reward for finding her daughter. She must be penniless. Although her daughter is luxuriously dressed and rare, the people in Youzhou don't know the goods. Even if she sells it, no one will spend a lot of money. Buying them at a high price is equivalent to losing your hands. The price of Youzhou Lei's cavalry is so expensive. Where can Mrs. Xiao and her daughter get the money to hire them?
Being alone in troubled times, the only person the Xiao mother and daughter could rely on was their master.
Zhou Xu went downstairs and arrived at the lobby.
The lobby went from lively to quiet in an instant.
Zhou Xu touched his beard and asked, "Am I that scary? You will become mute when you see me."
Lei Hu came up and rubbed the Sect Master's shoulders and back diligently: "Sect Master, we respect you."
Zhou Xu raised his eyelids and cursed with a smile: "Okay, stop flattering me."
The rest of Lei's cavalry also surrounded him.
"Sect Master, when should we set off? It's getting late." Lei Hu asked boldly.
"In the afternoon, we will stay in Cang County for one night."
Lei Hu took the order and informed the brothers below.
On the other side, Xiao Qingxue was stunned after listening to her mother's story, and her mind was dizzy.
Xiao Luolan frowned and held her daughter's hand tightly: "What I said is true. This is not Jiangcheng. Sect Leader Zhou and the others do not speak Mandarin. They seem to be dialects from some place. The clothes they wear are also strange. It’s weird, just like a costume TV series.”
"My dear, just stay with your mother and don't run around. Do you understand? When we find our way home, I will compensate the owner of the museum for his losses."
Xiao Qingxue didn't have a frightening night. She just fell down and fainted. Then she saw her mother. When her mother finished speaking, she realized that so many things had happened.
A possibility suddenly flashed in Xiao Qingxue's mind, and she felt excited all over.
Time travel!
She stood up and opened the window.
The loess on the official road outside the post station is compacted, and sparse green comes into view. There is a thatched house next to the road opposite. There are three or four wooden tables outside. On each wooden table are chipped ceramic bowls, a kettle, and two similar... For the food of hard-tread pancakes, an old farmer wearing a hat, a rough brown short shirt and linen trousers, and straw sandals on his feet took out a penny to buy a bowl of tea and a piece of hard-tread pancakes at the stall, and sat on the bench. Eat.
The word "restaurant" was flying next to the tea stall.
The restaurant was covered with a layer of cloth using bamboo poles as a curtain to block dust. Several men in robes sat cross-legged in a circle, wearing turbans similar to futou on their heads. Food was placed on the low table.
Xiao Qingxue could see that this was extremely real, and she closed the window.
Has she traveled through time? !
Mom is wearing it too? !
"Mom, did that Clan Leader Zhou ever say what the emperor's name was?" Xiao Qingxue's heart was beating violently.
Xiao Luolan naturally saw that too. She turned around and shook her head when she heard her daughter's words.
"Mom, we have traveled through time!" Xiao Qingxue lowered her voice, her cheeks turned red, and her eyes were astonishingly bright, as if she had discovered something surprising.
Xiao Luolan was confused: "What is time travel?"
"It means that we have returned to the previous time and space, the ancient time and space." Xiao Qingxue used the simplest words to let her mother understand: "Didn't we have many dynasties in our history? Now we are in a certain dynasty."
"Mom, this is called time travel. We are now standing on the ancient land, and all we meet are ancient people."
Xiao Qingxue never expected that such a magical thing would happen to her. Traveling through time and space, how wonderful it was!
Xiao Luolan was frightened and took a step back, murmuring: "Well, what about our house? You will start school in two months, and what about the cake shop downstairs?"
After her mother said this, Xiao Qingxue gradually became less excited.
She looked around. There were no WIFI air-conditioning phones, no flush toilets, no sanitary napkins, no antibiotics, no relatives and friends, there was nothing here...
Thinking of the stooped old man outside the window, thinking of them being alone, and thinking of the natural and man-made disasters that might have happened in ancient times, and the miserable status of women, Xiao Qingxue couldn't help but become afraid.
Xiao Luolan bit her lip and felt that her daughter's hands were shaking slightly and her face was pale. She quickly hugged her daughter and patted her gently on the back: "Don't be afraid, my dear. Mom will protect you."
Xiao Qingxue was almost in tears. How could she protect them? Both of them were weak women, and they were still wearing clothes. I heard that in ancient times, people didn’t have what was called a road guide. They couldn’t even enter the city. If they were discovered, they would be severely punished. .
Tuk Tuk.
